Dental Laboratory Technology Certificate
The Only Dental Lab Technology Associate Degree in the DC Metro Area!
-Highly qualified professional instructors with extensive knowledge and top-notch experience
-Excellent facility: renovated spacious lecture rooms and laboratory with newly purchased equipment
-Up-to-date knowledge, expertise, and skills
The Dental Laboratory Technology Certificate program is the only dental lab technician program of its kind in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. This allied dental degree trains students to design and construct dental prostheses, including crowns, bridges, dentures, partials, and orthodontic appliances, based on dentists’ prescriptions.
Through lab‑based and classroom instruction, students develop the advanced technical and artistic skills required for modern dental laboratory work. This program offers a flexible career path with multiple opportunities for advancement in the dental technology field.
Graduates can work as dental laboratory technicians in commercial labs, private dental offices, hospitals, and dental schools, and with experience may go on to manage their own laboratories, supervise departments, or take on leadership roles as dental lab managers or department heads.
Train for a Stable, Specialized Career in Dental Lab Technology
Advances in digital dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and restorative treatments have increased demand for high‑quality crowns, bridges, dentures, and orthodontic appliances, creating ongoing need for skilled dental laboratory technicians.
Graduates of Dental Laboratory Technology Certificate program can work in commercial dental labs, private dental offices, hospitals, and dental schools in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and Northern Virginia, where dentists rely on technicians to fabricate precise, custom restorations for their patients.
Although national employment projections for dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians show little overall growth, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports thousands of job openings each year as experienced technicians retire or move into other roles, and employers continue to replace and upgrade staff.
Technicians with formal training and strong hands‑on skills typically have better job prospects and can advance into senior technician, lead technician, department supervisor, or dental laboratory manager positions. For many graduates, this combination of technical specialization, advancement potential, and the ability to eventually manage or own a lab makes dental laboratory technology a stable and rewarding career path.
Educational Outcomes/Settings
Graduates in Dental Laboratory Technology Certificate program develop the technical and artistic skills required to work as dental laboratory technicians in commercial labs, private dental practices, hospitals, and dental schools in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and Northern Virginia.
The program trains students to fabricate a full range of dental prostheses—including crowns, bridges, dentures, partials, and orthodontic appliances—using modern materials, equipment, and digital lab technologies.
Opportunities in Virginia
-Approximately 500 dental labs in Virginia seek skilled dental laboratory technicians and related specialists.
-Most dental laboratory technicians work full time and can advance into lead technician or laboratory manager roles.
Median Salary
$63,460
per year$30.51
per hourIdentification
- •Passport
- •Driver's License
- •State-issued ID
Education History
- •Diploma/school transcript (at least high school)
- •General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
- •DD-214 form
Application Fee
Domestic$100
International Applicants
This program is currently unavailable for international students
Non-Native English Speakers
CaMLA (Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments) English Test to define the English level.
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